Ireland wasn't really pressured, was it? You can phrase your post another way - the EU "safeguards" members against making their own decisions and possibly bec

Ireland wasn't really pressured, was it? You can phrase your post another way - the EU "safeguards" members against making their own decisions and possibly becoming more attractive than the others. And because the EC is not controlled by any single member state, it can't treat any single nation different from the others. Tell that to Jean-Claude "it's different because it's France" Juncker!